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 ,smi?7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,bank+1 
,h\s+1 & ,urban ,affairs  ,,resolution  
,enc\rag+ ! ,presid5t to use au?orities 
provid$ by ! ,def5se ,production ,act ( 
#aiej to scale up ! national response to
 ! coronavirus crisis4  ,:]eas m ?an    
#c1hjj p 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates h already    
te/$ positive = ! novel coronavirus     
across #di ,/ates1 ! ,di/rict (         
,columbia1 & #c t]ritories1 ) exp]ts    
believ+ ! numb] is already mu* high]2   
,:]eas ! ,c5t]s = ,disease ,control &   
,prev5tion h project$ t betwe5          
#afj1jjj1jjj & #bad1jjj1jjj p c\ld be   
infect$ by ! novel coronavirus 9 !      
,unit$ ,/ates ov] ! c\rse ( ! p&emic2   

,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates heal? c>e sector 
is fac+ sev]e %ortages ( critical       
supplies = coronavirus te/+ & treatm5t1 
includ+ p]sonal protective equipm5t =   
/aff & infect$ pati5ts1 ,n#ie           
respirators1 sanitiz+ mat]ials1         
v5tilators1 & te/ kit supplies2 ,:]eas !
 ,/rategic ,national ,/ockpile conta9s  
only a fraction ( ! supplies t !        
,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices    
e/imates w be necess>y to respond to !  
coronavirus crisis1 ) ! /ockpile        
curr5tly hold+ less ?an #j4c p]c5t ( !  
am\nt ( respirators e/imat$ to be       
necess>y2 ,:]eas ! ,presid5t has ! exi/+
 au?ority "u ! ,def5se ,production ,act 
( #aiej 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #deja et seq47 to
 take imm$iate action to mobilize ,unit$
 ,/ates indu/ry = em]g5cy prep>$ness    
activities conduct$ pursuant to title   
,,vi ( ! ,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d ,disa/]      
,relief & ,em]g5cy ,assi/ance ,act 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #eaie et seq471 :i* has be5   
previ\sly us$ to respond to public heal?
 haz>ds2 & ,:]eas ! ,presid5t issu$ a   

national em]g5cy decl>ation relat+ to ! 
novel coronavirus "u section #eja7;b7 ( 
! ,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d ,disa/] ,relief &   
,em]g5cy ,assi/ance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#eaia7;b77 on ,m>* #ac1 #bjbj3 ,n[1     
!re=e1 be x ,t ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7 calls on 
! ,presid5t to use exi/+ au?orities "u !
 ,def5se ,production ,act ( #aiej 7#ej  
,u4,s4,c4 #deja et seq47 to massively & 
quickly ramp up production 9 ! ,unit$   
,/ates ( m$ical supplies1 includ+       
p]sonal protective equipm5t1 ne$$ to    
respond to ! ongo+ public heal? em]g5cy 
driv5 by ! spread ( ! novel coronavirus2
  7#b7 urges ! ,presid5t to prioritize !
 use ( ^? au?orities to produce & secure
 additional p]sonal protective equipm5t1
 te/ kit supplies1 respirators1         
v5tilators1 & sanitiz+ mat]ials = use )9
 ! heal? c>e sector 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2  
7#c7 supports ! use ( au?orities "u     
title ,i ( ! ,def5se ,production ,act ( 
#aiej 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #deaa et seq47 to  
allocate & control ! di/ribution (      
m$ical mat]ials ne$$ = te/+ & treat+ !  

novel coronavirus1 includ+ by direct+   
suppli]s to prioritize & accept gov]nm5t
 contracts to re/ock ! ,/rategic        
,national ,/ockpile :]e necess>y2  7#d7 
supports ! use ( au?orities "u title    
,,iii ( ! ,def5se ,production ,act (    
#aiej 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #deca et seq47 to  
provide f9ancial inc5tives to           
manufactur]s & suppli]s ( critical      
m$ical equipm5t1 includ+ loans1 loan    
gu>antees1 direct pur*ases1 & pur*ase   
commitm5ts2 &  7#e7 supports ! use (    
au?orities "u title ,,vii ( ! ,def5se   
,production ,act ( #aiej 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 
#deea et seq47 to e/abli% volunt>y      
agreem5ts betwe5 ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t &   
private indu/ry t w\ld all[ = ! tempor>y
 coord9ation ( production ( necess>y &  
sc>ce m$ical supplies4